Biography:
GARRY L. TUCKER
As an engineering consultant, Garry Tucker specializes in the resolution of complex technical and management problems. His analyses of unique situations and his innovative design thinking have resolved many difficulties in the construction of major projects.
Mr. Tucker's experience is multi-disciplinary with emphasis on heavy construction systems and equipment schemes. This has involved creative and innovative design and implementation of mechanical devices and systems, value engineering, feasibility and constructability studies, estimating, scheduling, project management, and specification writing.
Mr. Tucker has been involved in aggregate and bulk handling systems; concrete mixing, placing and form systems; slipform paving; solid waste handling and processing; large mobile equipment; mining; railroad and rapid transit; tunnels; large dam construction; and other heavy construction related services.
His clients have utilized his "hands-on" experience and engineering abilities to develop unique and specialized devices and schemes that advance the state of the art in many areas.
EXPERIENCE
1980-present President - Tucker Associates, Inc.; Tualatin, Oregon
Engineering consultant to the aggregate, concrete, and heavy construction industries. Specializing in conceptual equipment and systems design on an international scope.
1991-1997 C. S. Johnson Company, Inc.; Champaign, Illinois Engineering consultant providing expertise and liaison to mass concrete and RCC projects. Developed plant concepts for major projects, developed continuous placement processes and provided technical support.
1978-1979 Vice President of Engineering, Chief Engineer - Morgan Manufacturing, Inc.; Portland, Oregon Developed and managed engineering department. Supported sales with technical expertise. Conceived and designed systems and equipment for aggregate, concrete and heavy construction projects.
1977-1978 Engineering Consultant - Garry Tucker, P.E.; Rocklin, California Engineering consultant to concrete products industry and manufacturers of construction equipment. Operated crane maintenance and certification service.
1970-1977 Senior Engineer, Special Projects - Dillingham Construction Corp.; Pleasanton, California Responsibilities on heavy construction projects varied including estimator, engineering consultant, and project manager. Primary emphasis was construction systems and specialized equipment.
1967-1970 Plant Engineer and Superintendent - Granite Construction Company; Watsonville, California Managed and designed aggregate, concrete, and asphalt plants throughout California. Managed and operated canal trimming and lining equipment on California Aqueduct.
1966-1967 Research Engineer - FMC/Defense Technology Laboratory; Santa Clara, California Designed, managed, and operated facilities for explosives testing including munition design, loading, environmental testing, and firing. Developed operating standards and project test criteria.
EDUCATION B.S. Mechanical Engineering,
San Jose State University, 1966
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Mechanical Engineer - Oregon, California
Registered Safety Engineer - California
Licensed General Engineering and Building Contractor - California
Certified Value Engineer
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Know-how and experience:
CONVEYORS:
Conveyors: Numerous conveyors as components and/or systems that are integrated into mixing plants, dam construction systems, aggregate plants and mobile equipment.
Concrete Placing System: Design of an articulated, concrete conveyor placing system that is suspended from a tower crane. Conveyor system has a placing radius of 105m and a rated capacity of over 500m/hr. Conveyor system is suspended from and integrated with Potain MD2200 tower crane. (Two units at Three Gorges Dam, China).
Concrete conveyor system: Conceptualized and designed for estimating a concrete conveyance and placing scheme for a large concrete arch dam rehabilitation project (Roosevelt Dam, Arizona).
650TPH movable conveyor system: Modular, highly mobile 1500 cy/hr conveyor system to remove previously dredged over-burden in front of ladder dredge and to transport to waste areas; system consists of standard sections, tripper and stacker and pit loading stations (Yuba Placer Gold fields, Yuba City, California).
8000TPH downhill conveyor and distribution system: 60" belt at 4000 regenerative horsepower, shuttle conveyors, bottom dump load out bunkers, radial stackers, material was prewet core embankment (Warm Springs Dam, California).
Concrete shuttle conveyors: Six each 60LFx30" high speed (1000FPM) concrete shuttle conveyors, heavy duty (designed to be moved daily with side boom Cat tractors), used to place concrete for dam abutment in confined and difficult areas for final placing (Auburn Dam, California).
Over water riprap conveyor placing system: Conceptual design for estimating purposes of a large conveyor system for placing 48" riprap in the Columbia River (Grand Coulee Dam, Washington).
4000 TPH overland conveyor to place zone embankment: Conceptual design for estimating purposes of a large conveyor system to transport impervious, filter and embankment materials onto the dam crest. System consisted of fixed overland and continuous elevating conveyors and a load out hopper ( Seven Oaks Dam, California).
Fields of Consulting work:
1. conveyors,
2. aggregates,
About Garry Tucker
Jobs
2013/4 – Today
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